Siege of Bahadur Benda
DateJanuary 1787
Location
Bahadur Benda
Result Mysore victory
Territorial
changes		 Bahadur Benda captured by Mysore
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Hari Pant Tipu Sultan

The siege of Bahadur Benda occurred when the forces of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan besieged Bahadur fort in 1787.[1] Tipu Sultan defeated the Maratha Army led by Hari Pant and captured the fort. It was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.[2][3][4][5]

Background

Bahadur Benda was a fort under the Maratha Empire. Tipu Sultan, the King of Mysore besieged and captured the fort in 1787. The Maratha forces were led by Hari Pant, a general of the Maratha Empire.[6][7]

Aftermath

This was the last military engagement between Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Rangan, Venkatesh (2020-05-25). The First Republic: The Untold True Story of the Imperial Karbhari Sarkar. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64892-660-0.
  2. ^ Ali, B. Sheikh (2012). Tipu Sultan: A Crusader for Change. Karnataka Gazetteer Department. p. 70.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Bombay: Printed at the Government Central Press. 1904. p. 661.
  4. ^ Nandakumar, Sanish (2020-02-07). Rise and Fall of The Maratha Empire 1750-1818. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64783-961-1.
  5. ^ a b Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1977). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha supremacy. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 431.
  6. ^ a b Sen, Sailendra Nath (1994). Anglo-Maratha Relations, 1785-96 (Reprint ed.). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7154-789-0.
  7. ^ Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan (Reprint ed.). Delhi: Aakar Books. p. 106. ISBN 978-81-87879-57-2.
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